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    Illinois Death Penalty

    While the Illinois death penalty was abolished 2011, a recent proposal by Governor Bruce Rauner has brought the issue back into the spotlight.

    Commentary

    The silver lining in Rauner’s death penalty cloud

    By Rob Warden | May 14, 2018

    While Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposal to restore the death penalty is a terrible idea for Illinois, the silver lining is that the proposal would be a step in the right direction for 31 states that still employ the practice.

    News

    DNA disproves evidence used to convict two in 1986 Chicago murder, lawyers say

    By Emily Hoerner and Jeanne Kuang | December 22, 2017

    Recent DNA testing supports the contention of inmates Curtis Croft and Demetrius Henderson that they have spent years in prison for a rape and murder they did not commit, a newly-filed petition states.

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    Pattern of misstated facts found in opinions of renowned U.S. Judge Easterbrook

    By Emily Hoerner and Rick Tulsky | April 4, 2017

    When respected law professor Albert Alschuler said renowned federal appeals court judge Frank Easterbrook engaged in “eight whoppers” in a high-profile case, Injustice Watch undertook a review of the judge’s other cases. The result: A pattern of misrepresenting facts: Misstatements, omissions and wrong assumptions.

    News

    Rob Warden describes his path to leader for criminal justice reform

    By Injustice Watch Staff | January 31, 2017

    As a young man, the death penalty may have seemed just desserts. But Rob Warden would grow to help lead a movement to not only end the death penalty but minimize the risk of miscarriages of justice.

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